Poll: Keep or sell your wedding dress

[disneydrmr]

Ok, help me out here... guys and girls welcome to answer this poll... should a woman keep her wedding dress? I'm wanting to sell mine.. it's not like I'll ever wear it again.. and I don't have any children to pass it on too.. but dh gets upset when I mention it.. so I just want to know the thoughts of everyone here... keep or sell?

[RenDuran]

I got rid of mine so long ago, I can't even remember what I did with it! It wasn't floor length, though. I have enough pictures to remember it.

[Mickey'sGirl]

Sell it if you can Di. I tried to get rid of mine when we moved a couple of years ago, but the shops wouldn't consider it 'cause it was more than 3 years old. Maybe you'll have more luck in a newspaper listing?

[WDWFanatic]

Years ago my mom was able to rent hers. I wish that was still an option.

I still have mine and with two boys I'm pretty sure I'll never have anyone who want to wear it...

Should have sold it when I had the chance.

SELL IT and use the money towards a WDW trip .

[Stitchahula]

I'm holding onto mine. Granted I have 2 sons so I'm hoping neither of them will marry in it. I know I should sell it but I just can't bring myself to do it.

[pandkx3]

I had mine sealed in a special box by the cleaners. I have three boys who may have a daughter someday

[DisneyDog]

Maybe you'll have a Daughter-in-law who wants to wear it. Ya never know. My mom has mine, and she lives in Florida. We never had it officially preserved, so I don't know what kind of condition it will be in. I also have a son, but I couldn't get rid of mine.

[vicster]

I could never part with mine anymore than I could part with my wedding rings.

[Dznygrl79]

I gave mine to the Goodwill, I have wonderful pictures to remind me of it. I just know someone else can use it and I'm not gonna wear it again.

[Hull-onian]

I sold mine, but after long hard thinking about it. I found a consignment shop that I thought was good deal for me. My bridal veil was $125.00. Gown $1,000. Shoes and extras. Got it dry cleaned. Very expensive too. So I brought my gown up there. The woman gave me all the rules of consignment for her shop. I ended up getting $125.00. Someone got a good deal, and it wasn't me. Beware of where you go for consignment. But, I had no place to store it anyways. You made a good choice.

[offwego]

I donated mine to goodwill a knew I wouldn't wear it and we had a son so it seemed sensible. I didn't try to sell it first. My dh was fine with it as the space it took up in our closet was um signficant and wanted a wee bit of space back.

[crazypoohbear]

I still have mine 22 years later!!
I loaned it to a friend for his wife to wear years ago.
I have 2 son's ( don't think it's their style )
My cousin wore it one christmas eve after a few glasses (Bottles) of wine!~
I would never part with it because I am hoping and praying that my son's get married and give me grand daughters and by the time they get married it will be back in style and I will still be around to see them walk down the isle in my dress!

[mrsgaribaldi]

I didn't vote because I feel this way. I think if you have a great marriage you probably want to keep it and if not, then you probably want the money. Not you specifically but in general. So, in a nutshell, I think it depends.

[VWL Mom]

I never really considered selling it but did consider making a table cloth out of the vail.
Of course 30 years ago the prices were no where near what they are now.

[Mickey'sGirl]

I didn't vote because I feel this way. I think if you have a great marriage you probably want to keep it and if not, then you probably want the money. Not you specifically but in general. So, in a nutshell, I think it depends.

No offense, but you can't be serious?! A good marriage can not be qualified by whether one keeps her wedding gown or not. I like to think that my relationship with my husband of almost 16 years is a little more substantial than that!

[Disney Doll]

I am surprised by how many voted to sell. I'm not terribly nastalgic and I don't have a lot of keepsakes, but when it comes to my wedding dress I just can't imagine getting rid of it.

[DizNee143]

i got married on 9.27.08..and by january i donated it....
i couldnt keep it at my place and my mom kept questioning about it since it was at my parents house..and finally im like i love the dress..but im never gonna wear it again..if i was to ever (god forbid) get divorced and married again i would never wear the same dress..so theres no real reason to keep it...i have hundreds of pictures with me in the dress..but i figured if i donate it..someone else can use it..
i considered selling it..but i couldnt be bothered..

[Mickey91]

I still have mine. My daughter was thrilled when she saw it. I even let her step into it. It wouldn't do for her to wear one day as I did not have it cleaned and preserved but it is a nice bit of nastalgia that my daughter and I can treasure.

[BamaJenn]

I still have mine. I know I won't have a daughter to pass it onto but in the back of my head I'd like to think maybe when my son gets engaged his wife would consider it. If not, then I'll sell it because it'll be antique. LOL!

[Tinkerfreak]

Well my Dad put mine to good use. The dress is hanging in my parents upstairs closet. He had some guns he could not fit in his gun safe so he is hiding them all under the train of the dress. I was in that closet looking for something a while ago and was going to pull the dress out to look at it. When I saw what he had done I said "Dad you just need to buy another safe". He said nobody would think to look for guns under there. I said I hope you are not implying I had a shotgun wedding.
I guess as long as I don't want to get rid of it and he is putting it to what he considers good use then that is ok. He said the dress cost $800 so he was going to get his moneys worth out of it.